Type binder



J. J. RIEHL TYPE BINDER Oct. 15, 1940.

Filed 0611. ll, 1939 ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. l5, 1940 anatreV 'rvrniamnnn Y ,man r." anni, cieveiamd, can l Applicationctober 11, 1939, Serial No. 299,031

' 5 chime. (oi. ici-no4) This invention relates to printing and particularly to devices used to hold together loose type., type slugs, electrotypes and similar printing members, while being transferred in a set or compos-ed form from a galley to a chase.

As conducive to a clearer understanding of this invention it may be well to point out, that in most printing plants the type composed for individual pages or columns is assembled in metal trays known as galleys. The assembled type, other printing members and spacers of each page are generally tied together with ordinary string or ribbon so as to preserve their formation until ready to be put on the press. v

In many plants the type is held in place with clamps, generally known as galley locks, until ready for imposition. The galley locks, however, I

do not circumscribe the type members but merely hold the members in a fixed position in the galleys. Galley locks of this type are shown and described in my United States Letters Patent No. 2,173,728, granted September 19, 1939.

When composed type is ready for the press, it must be removed without becoming pied along with the other page forms, from the galley and then rmly locked in the heavy metal frame known as the chase. The instant invention relates to the mechanism or device which holds the separable type members together during the interval after the galley locks are removed and before the form is bound by the chase.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a permanent device which will eliminate the necessity of tying composed type together with string, tape or similar material.

Another object of the invention is to construct a device of the character mentioned which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and use and which may be applied or used by those familiar with the printing trade without vspecial skill or training.

'Ihese and other objects as Well as a fuller understanding of the invention may be had by referring to the following description and claims together with the accompanying drawing in which like parts are designated by like reference characters, and in which:

Figure l is an orthographic projection of the type binder constituting this invention as it engages or holds together some composed type and type slugs;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the binder alone;

Figure 3 is a sectional View of the binder showing the rst step in the assembly of the corner members and side sections;

Figure 4 is a sectional View oi a member and section taken along the lines ilof the Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a similar view taken along the lines 5 5 of the Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional View taken alongthe lines 5 5 of the Figure 5.

This device consists primarily of two diierent kinds of elements of which there are four of. each. There are `fdrst the four corner members, sometimes'referred to herein as confining members or holder members; and the side sections,

sometimes referred to herein as resisting memand the opposite end or Wall ia. is provided with u a small protuberance or nodule Hi which engages a hole of an adjacent corner member. The nodule i4 is formed with a more inclined side facing the end l la and a more vertical side facing its inner angle or bent portion. This construction permits the adjacent walls i2 and ma, which are side by side, to slide inwardly on each other more easily than in an outward direction. The more vertical side of the nodule ifi, after it engages the hole I3, acts as a snag or impediment to further outward movement or separation of the two adjacent walls l2 and I2a. However, the engagement is such that the walls i2 and 12a may be separated as shown in the Figure 3 when extraordinary expansion is required. On such occasions, simply bending the walls so as to move the wall 42a away from the end i l, will ,disengage the nodule i4 from the hole i3. I

To facilitate assembly of the parts and to make their operation easier and smoother, the ends H and i la are tapered and have their corners rounded. The tapered Walls prevent jamming and the rounded corners eliminate the possibility of sharp corners damaging the rubber tube member hereinafter described.

A side section 2G consists of two iiat stii pieces o of metal 2l and 2id, each of the same length and slightly Wider than the corner member strip l0. The extreme ends 22 of the metal pieces 2| and 21a are flared or bent outward so as not to restrict the movement of the walls I2 and I2a. Encasing the two metal pieces 2| and 2Ia, there is a flattened rubber tube 23, the normal diameter of which is somewhat less than the Width of the metal strips 2| and 2Ia. This rubber tube 23 is just long enough to t neatly between the flared ends 22 and is resilient enough to hold the confining members 2I and 2 Ia together rather tightly. The rubber tube 23, in addition to being the means for holding the confining members together under tension, also serves as a buffer or bumper on the binder, which prevents accidental damage to the type or printing members I1.

In assembly, one of the walls I2 is inserted into the constricted channel formed by the c-onning members 2I and 2Ia and the rubber tube 23. Next, one of the walls |'l on another corner member, is inserted therein until the nodule I4 engages the hole I3. This operation is repeated until all four corner members and all four side sections form an adjustable or variable sized rectangular enclosure.

In actual use, all that the compositor need do is to select a binder nearest to the sized page or co1- umn he is Working on; expand the corner members and side sections slightly so as to easily enclose the composed type, and then when placed around the type, compress the members snugly around it. It has been found in practice that when this device is made of suitable materials and proper dimensions, an ordinary page of Monotype can be held together and conveniently and rapidly handled while being transferred from the galley to a chase. It might also be mentioned that frequently printers have a need for cleaning such composed type with gasoline, and as ordinary natural rubber deteriorates quickly when moistened with gasoline, it is advisable to use artificial rubber known commercially as Neoprene for the side tubes 23.

It will now be clear that there is provided by this invention a type binder which accomplishes the objects of the invention. While the invention has been described in a speciiic form and while certain general terms and special language have been used, it is to be understood that the embodiment of the invention as described is suggestive only and is not to be considered in a limiting sense. It is to be further understood that, as there are other forms or adaptations of the invention which will suggest themselves to persons making, using or selling similar devices, those modifications as Well as the modifications of the illustrated form are also considered to be within the broad scope of the invention as no limitations upon it are intended other than those imposed thereon by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A type binder, comprising in combination, a plurality of rst holder members having right angularly abutting corner walls, a plurality of second holder members forming side walls, a plurality of channel members engaging the rst and second holder members in adjustable rectangular formation, and a plurality of resilient cushion members mounted on the said assembled confining and resisting members.

2. A type binder, comprising in combination, a plurality of side members each consisting of parallel engaging plates mounted within a resilient channel section, and a plurality of corner members each having ends tractably engaged by the said plates and forming a rectangular assembly.

3. In a type binder of the character shownand described, a side member, comprising, in combination, a plurality of longitudinal plate sections, and a length of resilient tubular material engaging the said plate sections under tension and forming a longitudinal channel therewith.

4. A type binder, comprising in combination, a plurality of corner members having tapered ends thereon, and slidable resilient means for retaining the tapered ends of adjacent corner members in an assembled relation.

5. A type binder, comprising in combination, four right-angled corner members having ends thereon, one of the ends of each of the corner members having a hole therein and the other of the ends of each of the corner members having a nodule thereon engageable with the said hole in the end of the next adjacent corner member; and means for retaining the said ends in an assembled relation.

JOHN J". RIEHL. 

